Kevin De Bruyne warns Man City players about Manchester United change

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba moved into a more adventurous role in Manchester United's successful quest for a breakthrough in their 1-0 win over Wolves.United rose to second in the Premier League table through Marcus Rashford's 93rd minute deflected winner in what was their first league victory over Wolves since 2012.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took off Alex Telles at half-time in favour of the more direct Luke Shaw at left-back and Anthony Martial emerged just after the

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was thrilled with Manchester City's performance in their 2-0 win over Newcastle.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United head into the Christmas week on a high following their recent run of results.United will be hoping to maintain their form going into the new year following three successive wins.Keeping players fit is often crucial at this time of the season - and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not have too many issues to deal with on that front as it stands.There are still a few injury concerns ahead of the Boxing Day trip to Leicester City.Here is the

straight to your inboxJamie Redknapp has demanded more from Bernardo Silva as Manchester City search for more creativity going forward. Whilst Pep Guardiola's side have had a positive first half to the season and are well in the title race, their football has lacked the fluency of previous seasons, having netted the lowest amount of goals among the clubs in the top half of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has named a strong Manchester City side to take on Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, with a semi-final place on offer. In the second of five games in 16 days over Christmas, with the two fixtures after this one coming in a 48-hour period, Guardiola could have been forgiven for resting some key players for the trip to the Emirates.

straight to your inboxThere are some things Kevin De Bruyne can't do. After a brilliant year that saw him win PFA Player of the Year, Manchester City Player of the Season and also Premier League Player of the Season, the brilliant Belgian has continued the 2020/21 season as he finished 2019/20.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have been having their say on who should start against Leeds United this afternoon.United face their fierce rivals in the Premier League for the first time in almost 17 years at Old Trafford in what should be an engrossing encounter.With Leeds having a unique style of football under Marcelo Bielsa, there is plenty of debate over how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should choose to line-up, especially after a hit-and-miss performance against

straight to your inboxGoalkeeper Ederson earned praise for his part in Manchester City's victory over Southampton. As well as keeping a clean sheet, the Brazilian stopper played a key role in the only goal of the game in Saturday's Premier League clash at St Mary's.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was critical of Manchester City's finishing as they picked up a narrow 1-0 win at Southampton. The Blues won for the first time in three games to lift themselves up the Premier League table after difficult draws with West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United had halted their momentum.

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has said that Kevin De Bruyne is too important to rest over the Christmas period. The Manchester City midfielder, who picked up another gong on Thursday to recognise his outstanding level over the past 18 months, started the West Brom game just days after the derby with United.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez used his vote for the prestigious FIFA Best Men's Player award to put forward Liverpool's Sadio Mane before Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. As Algeria captain, Mahrez was able to pick his top three players of the year, with his first pick earning five points, his second three points and his third choice one point to go towards a final total that eventually crowned Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski the clear winner.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was full of praise for Kevin De Bruyne as the Manchester City midfielder was voted into the 2020 FIFA FIFPro World XI.Every year FIFA and FIFPro aim to recognise the best players in world football, with voting ballots sent out to players across the globe to decide on the stars that have most impressed them over the past 12 months. A shortlist of 55 are then whittled down to just one team and De Bruyne has made the final cut.

straight to your inboxRaheem Sterling has insisted Manchester City have coped with the loss of Vincent Kompany and David Silva in the dressing room and named Ruben Dias and Kevin De Bruyne as players who have stepped into those roles. Two of City's greatest ever players have left the Etihad Stadium in the last two summers, with Silva moving to Real Sociedad after 10 years in England, whilst Kompany joined Anderlecht as player-manager.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans believe Facundo Pellistri will make an impact in the first-team sooner rather than later after netting in the mini-derby against Manchester City's Elite Development Squad.Pellistri joined United on deadline day of the summer transfer window after impressing in Uruguay while working with former United striker Diego Forlan at Penarol.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stressed patience is required over the youngster's development though

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United and Manchester City played out a drab draw in their Premier League derby at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Despite both sides knowing three points would take them into the top four, neither really threatened in a game which finished goalless.Riyad Mahrez had City’s best chance when he was put through in the right channel by Kevin De Bruyne, but his strike was kept out by David de Gea.

direct to your inboxManchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has heaped praise on Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes but played down comparisons between the two ahead of today's Manchester derby.United welcome City to Old Trafford sitting one point above Pep Guardiola's men in the Premier League table after 11 games played.Much of United's recent success can be attributed to the arrival of Fernandes in the last season's January transfer window with his performances in November recognised

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand believes the return of Sergio Aguero could be crucial for Man City ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend.City take on United on Sunday and find themselves in seventh, a point and a place behind their rivals. Despite four wins in a row, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team go into the game on a low after being knocked out of the Champions League in midweek with a 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig.

for his four nominees for the MEN Manchester City Fans’ Footballer of the Year.Here is what he said. Nominees: Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez"Surely nobody has had a better 12 months than Kevin De Bruyne, performance-wise.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere were plenty of stand-out performers in Manchester United's win at West Ham on Saturday night.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side recovered from a poor first half to hit back with three goals in 13 second-half minutes to land a 3-1 victory.That turned the game on its head and secured yet another comeback victory away from home, United's fifth in a row.Bruno Fernandes was one of two half-time changes made by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, along with Marcus